Impact of COVID-19 on Prestonsburg High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 186th of 285 High schools | Ranks 134th of 276 High schools | 16.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English (Prestonsburg High School) | 45.6 | 45 | 0.6% |
11th Grade English (Floyd County) | 41.2 | 47 | 5.8% |
11th Grade English (Kentucky) | 49.1 | 47 | 2.1% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Prestonsburg High School) | 24.4 | 20 | 4.4% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Floyd County) | 19.4 | 21 | 1.6% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Kentucky) | 36.4 | 33 | 3.4% |
11th Grade Reading (Prestonsburg High School) | 36.7 | 46 | 9.3% |
11th Grade Reading (Floyd County) | 35.7 | 44 | 8.3% |
11th Grade Reading (Kentucky) | 46 | 44 | 2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 465 | 492 | 5.8% |
African American | 2 | 1 | 50% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 2 | 3 | 50% |
Hispanic | 3 | 12 | 300% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 457 | 471 | 3.1% |
Two or More Races | 0 | 5 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 57.4% | 59.8% | 2.3% |